New Car - Clarkson et al would not be impressed

penski · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:29

BigT said:
Well it has £12K of receipts for all sorts in it over the last few years. The hi-fi, alarm, immobiliser and handel-less remote opening thingy were £3K on their own and every other one I saw for around £2.5K had so much rust underneath that I figured I'd treat her to one that might not need welding for a couple of years.

I've seen a fair few '67 bugs for around £3.5k in the last year or so...All were pretty much mint.

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Ben M · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:30

R124/LA420 said:
Thank God your not a fan of the VW Van....

where the f does the front go? :|

Jez · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:33

BigT said:
There are heat exchangers that draw air in through the back round the engine to warm up. It then passes along channels at the side of the car and depending on where you position levers by the handbrake, flaps open and close to direct heat into the front or rear footwells, and supposedly up the side of the front windscreen. However a decent cloth to wipe the windscreen is still mandatory.

Sounds absolutely awful

Can appreciate why you bought it though, good on you

ethos · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:35

penski said:
A friend of mine died crashing a mk4 golf at 15mph.

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K.

penski · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:39

ethos said:
K.

Just as valid a post as yours...

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Scuzi · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:40

penski said:
Just as valid a post as yours...

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And the conclusion?

All Volkswagens are death traps.

ethos · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:42

Scuzi said:
And the conclusion?

All Volkswagens are death traps.

I was talking about that actual car tho, you were talking about another model/era.

...I know what you're getting at though.

Lopéz · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:42

I despise Beetles.

Looks tidy.

benneh · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:57

Hehe Bert looks lovely

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I bloody love beetles. So much character.

Scuzi · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:00

benneh said:
Hehe Bert looks lovely .

I bloody love beetles. So much character.

This car seems to be completely free of character (rust), it looks like a pristine example.

Are they as scary in the wet as I'm led to believe?

NathanE · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:05

I quite like it actually. Only thing I would do is remove the "eye lashes" on the headlights as it makes it look girly.

PardonTheWait · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:09

BigT said:
£3.5K. I don't think I got it for a terribly great price, but my wife loved it and there was no way she was going to let me miss out on it.

For a '74?

:/

benneh · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:12

Scuzi said:
This car seems to be completely free of character (rust), it looks like a pristine example.

Are they as scary in the wet as I'm led to believe?

You get some very odd looks going sideways around an island in a 40 year old car

. I wouldn't call them scary, but they can be a little random if you're pushing on. Mine is (not on the road atm) pretty low and has wider wheels, as standard they do skate about a bit.

Mattius · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:16

Looks nice but 4 words.

Fit Porsche Flat Six.

ethos · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:19

Haha, worst idea EVER.

penski · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:20

Mattius said:
Looks nice but 4 words.

Fit Porsche Flat Six.

AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!

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johnny6 · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:21

Now go and have some rear wheel drive rear engine fun in the wet. I managed to spin my first beetle out on the roundabout outside Maidenhead police station once, much to the surprise and cheers of the police offices outside!!

Begbie · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:35

3.5k for that?

Nice car and all but could never justify that kind of money for it.

PardonTheWait · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:39

Mattius said:
Looks nice but 4 words.

Fit Porsche Flat Six.

There's much cheaper and better ways to make a bug go quick than that... Everyone seems to think everyone does it, but barely anyone does it.

[TW]Fox · 9 Dec 2007 at 17:54

What I've always been rather confused by is the fact that Beetles are cute and fluffy yet other Nazi period throwbacks conceived by Hitler are considered taboo.